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Paper & Biorefinery: Emtec in Graz
On June 04 and 05, the pulp and paper industry will meet in Austria at the Paper & Biorefinery Conference & Tradeshow. The German company emtec Electronic is specifically meeting this year´s motto “Fiber – Energy – Water. Closing the loops for a better tomorrow” with its innovative measurement technology.
Mondi: Successful start up of new €400 million paper machine at Štětí
Mondi is pleased to announce that following the start-up of its state-of-the-art paper machine at its Štetí mill (Czech Republic) in December 2024, early production runs have demonstrated excellent results in terms of strength, runnability and consistent quality. The new machine enables Mondi to meet the rising demand for paper-based flexible packaging while strengthening the Group’s vertically integrated Paper Bags business. It also supports the optimisation of production efficiency across the Group’s entire kraft paper portfolio.
Gulf Paper Manufacturing starts up tissue line after Toscotec’s rebuild
Gulf Paper Manufacturing and Toscotec started up PM2 after a forming section upgrade at their Mina Abdullah facility in Kuwait. The successful completion of this rebuild marks a new important stepping stone in the cooperation between the two companies, after Toscotec performed a major dryer section rebuild of Gulf Paper’s packaging paper machine in 2019.
Andritz to supply a new recovery boiler, evaporation plant and power boiler to Green Bay Packaging, USA
International technology group Andritz has received an order from Green Bay Packaging Inc. to supply a recovery boiler, evaporation plant and power boiler for its pulp mill in Morrilton, Arkansas, USA. With this significant financial investment in new key process technologies, Green Bay Packaging will support efficient and reliable mill operation for decades to come. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
GF to acquire metal valve specialist for infrastructure flow solutions
GF has signed an agreement to acquire VAG-Group, headquartered in Mannheim (Germany), a renowned global manufacturer and supplier of water utility valve solutions. The transaction is a next step toward GF’s vision of becoming the global leader in Flow Solutions and allows GF to leverage its market position in the infrastructure sector, especially in Europe and the Middle East.
Valmet to refurbish and reinstall a disc filter at Holmen Paper’s Braviken Paper Mill in Sweden
Valmet is to deliver a disc filter refurbishment and reinstallation to Holmen Paper’s Braviken Paper Mill in Sweden. The delivery includes refurbishing and modifying an existing disc filter from the mill’s deinked pulp line (DIP) and reinstalling it in the mill’s thermomechanical pulp line (TMP). The refurbished disc filter will be equipped with Valmet Disc Filter Bags. The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the first quarter 2025. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
Navigator invests €30 million to produce low grammage flexible packaging papers
The Navigator Company has approved the final investment decision of €30?million to convert its PM3 (Paper Machine No.?3), located at the integrated Pulp, Paper and Packaging complex in Setúbal. With this project, the Company reinforces its position in the European market for flexible packaging papers (kraft papers), establishing itself as one of the sector’s benchmark producers.
Toscotec completes technological upgrade at Fripa
Fripa Papierfabrik Albert Friedrich has started up a TT NextPress shoe press supplied by Toscotec at their Miltenberg mill in Germany. The new shoe press has been operating efficiently for a few months and has fully achieved the targets of the rebuild. Resulting from R&D activities in cooperation with Voith, Toscotec’s new generation design of TT NextPress shoe press delivers superior dewatering performances and energy savings. It ensures a stable after-press dryness rate of more than 45% on a tissue line operating at a speed of 2,100 m/min, thereby guaranteeing a substantial energy consumption reduction, due to the fact that the Yankee and the hoods use significantly less thermal energy to complete the drying process.
Södra acquires Dutch sales company Smartt
Södra has reached an agreement with Robert Jan de Waard and Ronald Rijswijk to acquire all shares in the Dutch company Smartt Timber B.V. Södra previously held partial ownership in Smartt, which has served as a successful sales channel for Södra Wood in the Netherlands and Belgium for many years. The Netherlands is a strategically important market for Södra, where the company has maintained a strong position for a long time. By the acquisition, Södra shows its long-term commitment to the market and elevates its business to the next level, enhancing the customer offer even further.
Voith successfully starts up the rebuilt XcelLine PM 11 at heinzelpaper Laakirchen
Full-line supplier Voith has successfully completed the rebuild of the PM 11 at the heinzelpaper plant in Laakirchen, enabling the XcelLine paper machine to produce up to 470,000 tons of corrugated base paper per year. The conversion from graphic papers to corrugated base papers marks a significant milestone for the Austrian company, which looks back on a longstanding partnership with Voith.
Emtec Electronic at Paper & Tissue Expo Istanbul
In this energy-intensive industry, paper makers and their suppliers are under increasing pressure to be globally competitive while protecting the environment. In order to meet sustainable, ecological and resource-efficient requirements, emtec Electronic offers innovative measuring devices whose use enables informed decision-making, resulting in superior product quality, fewer rejects, reduced machine stops, and lower resource consumption.
Successful start up of GAW Starch Preparation at Steinbeis Papier Glückstadt
The teams from Steinbeis Papier in Glückstadt and GAW technologies GmbH recently successfully commissioned a new starch processing plant. With an annual capacity of around 300,000 tons of recycled paper and 350 employees, Steinbeis Papier operates one of the most modern ecologically-integrated paper mills in the recycled paper industry and sets standards in sustainability. The product portfolio includes printing and copy papers, coated offset papers, as well as digital printing and label papers.
